New Preset Bank Video by Brian Kehew

New video by Brian Kehew! Not only did he create some wonderful new presets, but he also spent a chunk of his valuable time to make a video of him playing through the 100 sounds he created! A big thanks to Brian for his generous contributions!

Brian is well-known in the synthesizer world, having spent time on the road playing keyboards for The Who, and his own group The Moog Cookbook, as well as having co-authored the book, “Recording the Beatles”. He has served as the Archives Historian for the Bob Moog Foundation, a non-profit whose goal is to preserve the archives of Dr. Robert Moog and to teach children about science, music, and innovation. You can read more about Brian’s background at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kehew

I have these comments from Brian:

"I wanted to explore the non-retro parts of the Solaris potential. I think the world has been stuck in 1980s polysynth limitations too long. I'm so excited by this part of the Solaris - the clarity and resolution are incredible, but still using the "language" we speak (of oscillators and filters etc.) to create.

"Many of these sounds evolve over time. I have done some more retro sounds here, while trying to add something modern or more "dense" than was possible 30 years ago. Some of these may become jumping-off points for your own ideas, I hope. Some sounds are just playing with the many interacting modulations, generative patches or sound FX that can go on forever. I don't have time to dial in all the options of controllers for every sound, but a quite a few have a mod-wheel option to use.

"It's quite a variety, and certainly most of these are not possible on any other instrument I know. It's an amazing design, still evolving, and I don't think I will ever "bump my head" on the ceiling of what it can do..."

Brian Kehew

At times I get notice of another product in software named 'Solaris', and I have to let the developer know that I own the trademark rights.

I don't always keep a watch out for VSTi or other plug-ins that appear with the usage, and so I appreciate any notice when someone finds it.

For the record, here is what my trademark covers:

"For hardware sound modules, printed circuit boards, for effecting sound, computer software, or parts for all the aforesaid goods." First use was January 2003, with the trademark granted September 2005.

So far developers have been very responsive in changing their product names. If you do see or know of any other product in these categories that is using the name, I would be most grateful if you send me a notice at
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